European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes 43d div Soldier fought for greek communists Augsburg april 9 special Alexander p Stamatelos was once communist Soldier but now he s in the , army As a member o co a 102d inf regt a inf div. Stamatelos was born in Florida in 1327 and went to the Island c Scop Oles in Greece with his family a few years later. The. Family was there in 1940 when the italians invaded the Peninsula. When German forces augmented the italians i Home Island of a. Stamatelos enlisted in the Law greek  after recruiting four More volunteers to the resistance movement was put in charge of his own band identified As group 33," Stamatelos said that his firs Eam training included classroom lectures in two major subjects pre paring for the fight against the fascist and Freedom and demo Cracy explained As equal rights for All division of excessive government property among the poor sex sailors Man tanks in 6th Cav Straubing april 9 special variety is tie spice of life or so the experts will have us believe. But troopers of the. 6th army Cay regt have their own ideas on where variety begins and the spice ends. Among members of the 1st in with service in other branches of the armed forces is Cpl Bill t. Elkins of to co who spent a three year hitch in the Navy As a gunner s mate and ship s  thinks the Navy is slightly better than the army. Since they Are mostly away from port sailors can save More Money i also think that the kitchens and the mess Falls Are better with the food preparation excelling in Quality and manner of  attended. West pout it Alfred b. Hale to co co looks upon the army with a great Deal of feeling. Although he spent Only two month san the Navy Hale considers Bis appointment to West Point an a great stroke of Good  sgt Cecil a Ashley of co a claims thai he would t go Back into the Navy if they offered me battleship. In the army a Guy can nearly always have his family with him  Ashley spent two years with Navy amphibious units to new Guinea and the Western Falaus during the War and is 3 Veteran of Korea Cpl Jack Rogers also of co a prefers the Navy Over the army but plans to enter the air Force when his enlistment is up. Rogers served aboard a minesweeper in China Waters and As a motor machinist s mate on an let. Switched to army Sec Robert d. Rodgers of he co completed a three year enlistment in the Navy and after a Short separation from service applied for reenlistment but upon being in formed that he would have to take Boot training Over again went to army recruiters and was sworn in As a Corporal. His preference runs to the garb of the Soldier but during the War Rodgers served Board an Sci which was sunk during the hectic Days of the nor. Mandy landings. It William j. Moore of to co left the Navy and joined the army with visions of oct in his head. He sums up his general feeling with the simple phrase i m in the array and control of Industry by the government Stamatelos first assignment was As a messenger on his Home Island. Later he was put in command of a a foot Sailboat transporting underground volunteers from Scop Oles to the Mainland Headquarters at opt Pelios. He had no Choice but to join an. Open guerrilla band in May 1942, when the germans discovered he was an american citizen and Active in the underground. Bobbed warehouses the guerrillas officially known As the Elas greek Peoples libera Tion forces were equipped with outdated weapons Stamatelos said. Ammunition was scarce train ing in adequate a serious shortage of food and clothing existed and dynamite invaluable in their demolition work hard to get. By robbing warehouses and am munition dumps the group soon equipped themselves Well enough to _ carry on open War against the germans. At first we wore Ger Man and italian uniforms taken from dead bodies but later we got our hands on regular British uni forms Stamatelos explained. The turks and British also supplied them with food and ammunition. By late 1944, the Elas had grown to More than 250,000 Strong. With the russians applying pressure on the German Eastern front the fascists soon pulled out of  machine gunner it was not surprising Stamatelos said when communist elements within the Elas led the group into civil War against the monarchy of King George ii. Stamatelos was made a machine gunner on a Cruiser. Only a few Days after the. War began the Cruiser was trapped by four British vessels and forced to surrender. Stamatelos was imprisoned at Volos on the greek main land and released a month later. He was again captured but this time by his former guerrilla compatriots. Against his will he was sent North for further shipment with 15,000 other guerrillas to Poland. But the signing of a peace pact enabled him to return Home. When the struggle threatened to break out again Stamatelos and his brother sailed for the . And be Gan a grocery business in Pensacola Florida. They later sent for their Mother. Drafted into the . Army Stamatelos says that he s had enough of military service but regards present assignment As a duty to his country. View 7th army cd views 1 of Al /. Tit Gen William m. Hoge new co of the 7th army has been Busy since is arrival in the zone visiting major units under his command to familiarize himself with their operations and problems. At Cooke Barracks in goes Pingen left photo ogre reviews a 28th inf div Honor guard accompanied by capt Robert e. Cook Lethe co co. I the rear Are maj Gen James m. Gavin vhf corps cd and maj Gen Cort dimes total hits $433,792 for 53 drive Heidelberg april 9 special a total of $433,792 was contributed to the 1953 March of dimes by . Army Navy and air Force military and civilian personnel in the command a final tabulation at he . Army Europe showed. Army personnel contributed $402,496, 12th of personnel stationed in Germany $30,251, and . Naval forces in Germany personnel $1,044, according to two Willard f. Wyman Usa eur March of dimes chairman. The 1953 figure pushed the com Mand s March of dimes contributions for the past four years in the fight against infantile paralysis up to $1,652,341,1 the 1952 total was $538,339, for 1951 5374,311, and for 1950 $305,899. A breakdown of this year s army collections by commands Southern area $1.37,536 Northern area $112,277 Western area $51,247 he area $40,604 com a $24,685 Berlin $10,936 Bremerhaven Poe 510,411 Usa heur recreation area $7,850 32d aaa Brig in England $2,542 7961st Paris $886 units 531017. Usa eur det in and miscellaneous work begins on Chapel at no school Munich april 9 special col Robert l. Taylor Deputy com Mander Southern area come officiated at the ground breaking Cere monies for the new 7th army no Academy Chapel Here. Chaplain capt William j. Cooper Academy chaplain said the new Chapel will have a seating capacity of 352. The Large Sanctuary with elevated choir will accommodate 327 people. The Chapel is being erected in Stettin Cavern and when completed also will serve personnel billeted in Leopold Cavern. Present for the ceremonies were chaplain it col William e. Gara Bedian Saco chaplain who gave the Benediction and it col a. B. Walton Academy mandant. Assistant com group to hear Gavin Heidelberg april 9 special maj Gen James a Gavin Vii corps cd will be the guest speaker at a Stag dinner for members and guests of the he area come chapter of the quartermaster Assn. At the Schloss guest House Here april 17 at 7 pm. Reservations May be made by calling Heid Mil 7805 or 7505. French orphans american pupils play at Verdun Landt Van r. Schuyler 28th it Foch Cavern in bad Kreuz Nach Cen Ira p. Swift right near Foj Fig. Bead or. Center2d div Cut or the review of the 1st inf div Counitis Wuerzburg third photo Are Swift trooping the Newline two iliac o High boy Heidelberg april 9 spec he area come officers were honoured of America recently when they Wypij i scout the highest Honor a local Council Ess the awards were the first of Williams Hascom judge Avoca one prime mover in the organization ant before coming to Europe he was in Washington . Bakken serving As Hascom map Cottam was for his work with the local Council. Btu the 193 to the International scout Jamboree at ii or Aust As commissioner of the Heidelberg i �.bsa. To Eslingen troops it get Stuttgart april 9 Ali a croup Chapel meeting singing am Leaa a congregations be been attend inc 2d army div sgt Mainz april 9 Spe Vil sgt Vijit Burner 41st army inf in 2d army div Sujit of lion not army men. He w the Winner o/i8iifibtt, one decorations for valor. In 1s4s, Horner then a Sailor. A on Security duty at an Island and ammunition crash into a As the Landing plane burst Pilot to safety. Seconds later the the Navy decoration. Costume Ball Stag la r la Rochelle France apr Rochelle recently staged 3 masquers1 guests were entertained by sat floor show a hypnotist jugglers a costumes. The club which now has French civilians to  american troops. Allied forces in Beni Ibers bet an american girl left and a Pupil from the orphanage in Sedan France skip rope at the dependents school playground Maginot Cavern Verdun France. Twenty Sis children from the Sedan Home and their teachers paid a visit to the Verdun school recently and participated in classroom and recreational activities. The american children had previously i spied the  photo Berlin april 3 in Berlin witnessed a recent presented by co k. 6th inf it John a. We Fiam or. Gave the two hour lecture on on stationary and moving target types of targets dating the lecture. Guests at the Demontra Eilffn commander in Berlin Brig a p. Leone Deputy cob to a military news